Microtechnology and Thermal Energy Storage
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "E：Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 341
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microfluidics; flow distribution; nature-inspired geometry; thermal energy storage; multifunctional devices
Interests: process intensification; energy efficiency; energy storage; thermodynamic analysis; system integration
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermal energy storage (TES) provides a possible solution to solve the mismatches (in time, in power, or in place) between the energy supply and the energy demand. Recent advances in microtechnology offer new opportunities as well as various challenges in this field.
This Special Issue aims to gather a collection of the latest advancements on the micro-scale structures, materials, devices, and systems, as well as related microtechnology, used for thermal energy storage (TES). Original research articles and review articles that contribute to the fundamental and/or application aspects of microtechnology and TES are welcome. The scope of the Special Issue covers, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Microencapsulation of phase change materials;
- Composite materials for TES: preparation, characterization, and thermal property enhancement by micro-structured foams and fins;
- Coupled microscopic catalyst and thermal energy storage materials for catalytic reaction;
- Design and optimization of miniaturized heat exchangers/heat pipes for TES;
- TES module integrated micro heat sinks for electronic/battery cooling and thermal management;
- Fundamental micro/nanoscale multiphysics phenomena and devices leading to novel applications in TES;
- Fundamental micro-scale fluid flow and heat transfer in packed bed TES systems;
- Micro combined heat and power systems with integrated micro TES devices;
- Micro fabrication and manufacturing (deposition, surface micromachining, 3D printing, additive fabrication, etc.) applied to the development of novel TES systems.
Dr. Yilin Fan
Prof. Dr. Lingai Luo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Microtechnology
- Microchannel
- Microfluidics
- Miniaturized devices
- 3D printing
- Microencapsulation
- Thermal energy storage
- Phase change material
- Thermochemical
- Storage systems
- Nature-inspired structures
- Storage materials
- Heating and cooling
